THE BRITWELL TRUST

Registered charity 289196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the charity are to apply capital and income for such general charitable purposes, charitable institutions or charitable foundations in such manner as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£64k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £2,222,853, comprising an unrestricted fund deficit of £15,487 and an expendable endowment fund of £2,238,340. The trustees report that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient levels of funds and income to continue operations for the next twelve months. Total income for the year was £37,377, while total charitable expenditure including grants amounted to £45,811.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER SEBASTIAN TENNANT
LADY ROSEMARY VIOLET TENNANT

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£37k	£64k
31/12/2024	£50k	£56k
31/12/2023	£45k	£28k
31/12/2022	£38k	£62k
31/12/2021	£32k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE BRITWELL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £2,222,853, comprising an unrestricted fund deficit of £15,487 and an expendable endowment fund of £2,238,340. The trustees report that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing sufficient levels of funds and income to continue operations for the next twelve months. Total income for the year was £37,377, while total charitable expenditure including grants amounted to £45,811. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED	1	£30k
KMB ESTATES	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BHM CHARITABLE TRUST.

BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
TRUSTWELL LIMITED income £162k
ANNESLEY (CLW) TRUST income £48k
ALAN BOSWELL GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST income £652k
THE R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST income £44k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £4.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITWELL TRUST	£37k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
TRUSTWELL LIMITED FY2025	£162k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ANNESLEY (CLW) TRUST FY2025	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALAN BOSWELL GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£652k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE R S BROWNLESS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£44k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.